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How to make 'forum' the default view for BuddyPress group


  • jameat
    Participant

    @jameat

    When I click on a group the default page view is the activity stream. How can I change the default page view to the group forum page?

    Thanks in advance for your guidance.

    ps I am using WordPress 3.8 running Salient theme with BuddyPress 1.9.1 and bbpress 2.5.3

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  • shanebp
    Moderator

    @shanebp

    Over-ride this file:
    buddypress\bp-templates\bp-legacy\buddypress\groups\single\home.php

    And adjust it to make forums the default rather than activity.

    Over-riding BP templates:
    https://codex.buddypress.org/themes/theme-compatibility-1-7/a-quick-look-at-1-7-theme-compatibility/


    jameat
    Participant

    @jameat

    Thanks shane.

    I took a look at that doc you link but feel this is a little beyond my capabilities!
    Looking around the bbpress documentation I found this

    They tell me to add
    define( ‘BP_GROUPS_DEFAULT_EXTENSION’, ‘members’ );
    to my wp-content/plugins/bp-custom.php file. But that doesn’t seem to work.

    This is what I wrote in the bp-custom.php file:

    <?php
    define( ‘BP_GROUPS_DEFAULT_EXTENSION’, ‘forum’ );
    ?>

    Is there anything obviously wrong with this which may explain it not working?

    Thanks again.


    shanebp
    Moderator

    @shanebp

    This works fine on my basic test install
    define( 'BP_GROUPS_DEFAULT_EXTENSION', 'forum' );

    Make sure that the quotes are straight verticals – not slanted or curved.

    Otherwise, it’s something about your install.
    Are you positive that your group(s) have forums ?


    shanebp
    Moderator

    @shanebp

    Also make sure that your single forum slug is ‘forum’
    The settings are in Dashboard > Settings > Forums > Single Forum Slugs > Forum.

    If it isn’t ‘forum’, before changing the slug, trying changing your ‘define’ to use your current slug.


    jameat
    Participant

    @jameat

    Dear Shane.

    You are a genius (or I am a blockhead). It was the quotes in my bp-custom.php file! They were curved and not straight verticals, dope.

    All fine now

    Thanks again


    Tearstone
    Participant

    @tearstone

    Thank you, this was helpful. I have a site-specific plug-in that I use. I just added Shane’s line to that, and it worked beautifully.

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